Disk wheel for automobiles



H. C. ODENKIRK DISK WHEEL FOR AUTOMOBILES filed June 5, 1924 31mm: 0. onnuxmx, or: .onio.

nrsx wniinn non 'nuzrononrnnsl Application filed as 5, 192a. Serial No. 715,01

lTo all whom-it mayconce'm:

Be it known that I, HARRY G. ODnNKinK, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and 5 State of ()hio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Disk Wheels for Automobiles, of which the followingj a Specification.

vehicles, and more particularly to. a wheel of what is known as the disk type; I The prime object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong, durable, economical and eiiicientwheel to be employed in-con:

nection with automobiles, said wheel being constructed ofa minimum number of parts.

- Another object of-the invention is to -p'rowide a disk wheel comprising a solid pressed or stamped metal member, and another removable member formed of pressed or stamped metal, both of said members heingrigidly secured together, with the periph- .eral portion of each member forming one half of the rim of the wheel, I

A further object of this invention is to so'construct each member that theymaygbe snugly and accurately fitted together, with one member forming a reliableand strong support for the other member, and secured together with a suitable number of-securing bolts and nuts to form a completed vwheel. Further objects of. the invention are to so construct. my improved wheel that any 7 one unskilled nthe art may easily and quickly remove a punctured or worn tire and insert, a 'newone; to form a solid steel-wheel 7 having an opening through the center thereof for the reception of the vehicle axle; to form an integral-annular shoulder for the reception and support ofa removable mem- "ber, and to'form.th 'e-wheel from" two sections or members, .soconstructed and rigidly secured together as to permit the use of a relatively inexpensive tubularmember to form the hub" wheel. V The foregoingand such other objects-as vmay appear from the ensuing description are attained by the construction, arrangement, location and combination of the severalparts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated y'by the accompanying drawings, and more and bearing portion of the articularly set forth in the claims appended ereto, it being understoodthat slighb s invention relates to a novel construe .tion bfwheel especially dESI' BGd to be em--- ure- 1. 7

' changes in 'the precise shape, proportions and minor details of the construction may be I resorted to-without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any'of'theadvantages of the invention. 4

In the'accompanying drawings forming a plart of this specification" it 'will be" seen tat: I r Figure 1 is a. side, elevation of the improved wheel embodying my invention, an

' Figure 2 is a sectional elevation take in the plane of the dotted lines -22, Fig- V In theembodiment of my inventiomas 7i) illustrated it will be seen that numeral 1 designates the solid main section or memc her vof the-wheel, which may be formed of any suitable material, preferably of'pressed steeLformed witha central 0 ening there;

through for the reception 0 "the tubular member Qwhihforms the hub and bearing portionof the wheel, said tubular member being. fixedly secured to the section ormem her 1 by any suitable or I e'sirable fastening means,such asthe bolts 3, shown in- Fig. 1.

,This member -1 is preferably formed with the intermediate dished-out portion 4, while its.

outer peripheral portion is flared upwardly y and inwardly at 5 and merges into a straight portion 6, terminating withv an integral right-angle portion 7 forming one-half of the rimof the wheel, said portion 7 being formed with an outwardly curved extension 8, and'the outer face of said member 1 is recessed to form an annular shouldered por-, tion 9 entirely around the member for the purpose hereinafter described.

The :numeral 10 indicates 1 a removable section or member also preferably formed from; ressed steel provided with an annular shoul ered portion .11 adapted" to snugly engage with and rest upon the shoulder 9 of. themember'lfsaid shouldered portion 11 flaring outwardly andv upwardly at 11-, 1 0

merging. into a straight portion 12, and terv "minating'with' the right-angle portion 13 forming-the other half of therim of the 7 wheel, and having an outwardly'curved extension '14, the two halves of. the rim being adapted to contact with each other at the circumferential oe'nter of the wheel, while the straight portion of each section or members I and 10, are preferably provided with a reinforced portion '15, through which and the straight portion are 'formed any desirable number of openings for the reception- L securing nuts 17, preferably formed with a closed outer surface such as clearly shown, whereby the sections 1 and 10 are fixedly and securely fastened together, thereby forming what may be properly termed a I solid wheel of unusual strength and simplicity, and one in which the tires, normally clamped and fixedly secured between the curved extensions 8 and 14, may be easily and quickly renewed by simply releasing the securing nuts, leaving the bolts intheir normal position, and lifting away the removable section 10, as will be readily understood.

The rim of the wheel is provided at any suitable point with an opening 18, such as.

shown in the broken away portion, Fig. 1, for the reception of the tire-inflating tube, which is preferably passed through an opening 19 formed through the removable section and is provided with the usual and well known closure (not shown).

It will be readily obvious that any desirable tire may be suitably secured upon the rim portion of the wheel between the extensions 8 and 14. 4

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A wheel of the character described, comprising a disk member formed of solid, pressed steel with a central opening therethrough having'an annular shouldered portion, an upwardly and outwardly flaring portion and a straight portion constituting one-half of the rim of the wheel, a removable member formed of pressed steel sup ported on said shouldered portion having an upwardly and inwardly flaring portion and a straight portion constituting the other half of the wheel rim.

2. A wheel of the :character described, comprising a solid disk member formed of pressed steel having an annular shoulder formed in its inner face, an upwardly and outwardly flaring portion and a straight reinforced portion constituting one-half of the wheel rim, a removable member formed of pressed steel seated on said shoulder having an inwardly and upwardly flaring portion and a reinforced straight portion constituting the other half of the wheel rim, and means for removably and fixedly securing the said members together.

3. A wheel of the character described,

comprising a solid disk formed with an intermediate dished portion and a centralopening therethrough, an annular shoulder formed in its inner face, an outwardly and upwardly flaring portion and a straight portion constituting one-half of the wheel rim, a removable member seated upon said shoulder having an inwardly and upwardly flaring portion and a straight portion constituting the other half of the wheel rim,

a series of bolts adapted to pass through said disk and member, and nuts fitted to said bolts whereby said disk and member are removably and securely fastened together.

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